四川省石室中学高一英语上学期半期考试试题

四川省石室中学2017-2018学年高一英语上学期半期考试试题
第一部分听力（共两节，满分 20 分）
第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分）
听下面 5 段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.What does the woman want to do?
A. To have an X ray.
B. To go to the hospital.
C. To help the wounded man.
2. Where and when will the meeting be held?
A. Room 303; 3:00 pm.
B. Room 303; 2:00 pm.
C. Room 302; 2:00 pm.
3. When would Thomas and Lily like to leave?
A. Tomorrow.
B. Next Monday or Tuesday.
C. This Monday.
4. What is the man’s choice?
A. He prefers train for trip.
B. He doesn’t like traveling.
C. Not mentioned.
5. According to the woman, what should the man do at first?
A. He should ask about the flat on the phone.
B. He should read the advertisements for flats in
the newspaper. C. He should phone and make an
appointment.
第二节（共 15 小题；每题 1 分，满分 15 分）
听下面 5 段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两
遍。

听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 8 题。

6. How long is it since they met each other?
A. More than one year.
B. Less than one year.
C. Three months.
7. Where does the man work?
A. In a food factory.
B. At a university.
C. At the National Bank.
8. Which of the following is true?
A. The woman speaks German better than Spanish.
B. Tom, John’s son, is in Grade Three.
C. The man has two children.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 9 至 11 题。

9. Who are the two speakers?
A. A man and his wife.
B. A man and his sister.
C. A man and his girlfriend.
10. Why is the man unhappy about their weekends?
A. They seldom invite friends
over. B. They seldom go out
for a picnic.
C. They seldom spend weekends together.
11. Which aspect of the picnic do the man and woman differ on?
A. Who should get the car ready.
B. How many friends they should invite.
C. What food and drink they should prepare.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 12 至 14 题。

12. Why does the man go to see the doctor?
A. Because he is seriously ill.
B. Because he wants to see death.
C. Because the doctor wants his money.
13. What does the doctor advise the man to do?
A. Take more
medicine. B. Have a
holiday.
C. Give some of his money to poor people.
14. How do you find the man?
A. He is honest.
B. He is careless about his health.
C. He cares for his money beyond everything else.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 15 至 17 题。

15. How has the man been feeling lately?
A. Lonely.
B. Unhappy.
C. Depressed.
16. What does the woman advise the man to do?
A. To learn English.
B. To join a club.
C. To do exercise.
17. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. The man is the woman’s elder brother.
B. You don’t feel alone when you have a close friend.
C. The man comes from north America.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。

18. Why was the Mesa Verde National Park built?
A. To attract more
visitors. B. To earn
money.
C. To protect the culture of ancient Native Americans.
19. What language do the wor ds “Mesa Ver de” be long to?
A. English.
B. Spanish.
C. French.
20. How many ruins were discovered in all?
A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30
分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
There is one language that is used in every country in the world. The people who use it are young and old, short and tall, thin and fat. It is
everybody’s second language. It is easy to understand, although you can’t hear it. It is sign language.
When you wave to a friend who is across the street, you are using sign language. When you smile at someone, you are saying, “I want to be friendly”,
but you are not using speech. You are using sign language. When you raise your
hand in class, you are saying, “Please ask me. I think I know the correct answer. ”
Babies who can’t talk can point at things. They are using sign language.
A policeman who wants to stop traffic holds up his hands. He is using sign language.
Many years ago, a French priest, Charles Michel de Epee, became interested in education for deaf people. He invented a finger alphabet (字母表). It is still
in use. People can make the sign for letters and spell words with their hands, and deaf people can read and understand them. Soon there
were schools for the deaf in many countries. The only university for the deaf is Gallaudet College in
Washington, D. C.
Today, in the United States, there are special TV news programs
for deaf people. The newsreader tells the news in sign language. At the same
time, the words appear on the TV screen.
The actors in the Theatre of Deaf don’t spell every word. Sometimes they use
hand signs. When they put two hands together, it means sandwich. They can make a
roof with their hands when they want to show a house. One finger in front of an
actor’s mouth can mean quiet. You can talk to people who are behind windows that
are closed. And when you go swimming with your friends, you can have
conversations under water.
How many hand signs do you use every day?
21. Which of the following about sign language is TRUE?
A. It is a special language used in a few countries in the world.
B. It is a way to express one’s ideas without words.
C. It is only used by
the deaf. D. It can be
heard.
22. If you want to express the idea that “I am very friendly” to someone, you
will .
A. raise your hand
B. put one hand onto the other
C. smile at the person
D. make a roof with your hands
23. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Hand signs instead of finger signs are used every day.
B. There are schools, colleges and universities for the
deaf in the USA. C. The French priest Charles invented
sign language.
D. Even babies are using sign language.
24. The passage is mainly about .
A. an introduction to sign language
B. the importance of sign language
C. a famous priest in France
D. how to use sign language
B
In a great many cities, hundreds of people ride bicycles to work every day. In New York, some bike riders have even formed a group called Bike for a Better City. They declare that if more people rode bicycles to work, there would be fewer automobiles in the downtown part of the city and so less dirty air from car engines.
For several years this group has been trying to get the city government to help bicycle riders. For example, they want the city to draw special lanes for bicycles only on some of the main streets, because when bicycle riders must use the same lanes as cars, there are accidents. Bike for a Better City feels that if there were special lanes, more people would use bikes.
But no bicycle lanes have been drawn. Not everyone thinks it is a good idea—they say it will slow traffic. Some store owners on the main streets don’t like the idea—they say that if there is less traffic, they will have less business.
The city government has not yet decided what to do. It wants to keep everyone happy. On weekends, Central Park—the largest place of open ground in New York—is closed to cars, and the roads may be used by bicycles only.
But Bike for a Better City says that this is not enough and keeps fighting to get bicycle lanes
downtown.
25. In New York, a group of bike riders .
A. are keeping practicing for health
B. have no cars of their own
C. are complaining there are not enough buses
D. are trying to settle the
problem of air pollution
26. The bike riders suggest that .
A. bicycles should be used instead of cars
B. bicycle lanes should be drawn
C. fewer buses or cars should be used
D. the number of special lanes should be
increased
27. The advantage of the special lanes is that .
A. they will make cars and buses run slowly
B. they will make it easier for bike riders to go to parks
C. they will make the city more beautiful
D. the lanes will prevent accidents
28. The government has not decided whether special lanes should be drawn .
A. so that everyone is disappointed
B. because there are different opinions
C. because most people travel by train
D. because Bike for a Better City
is not strong enough
C
One of the greatest warriors(勇士) of history, Genghis Kahn, came from the Mongolian people. He controlled many countries in Asia and Europe because of his bravery and leadership in battle.
This time period was known as the Yuan Dynasty in the 13th and 14th centuries.
Genghis decided to go hunting one day and many of his warriors went with him. Genghis had his favorite hawk on his wrist. The hawk was trained to fly high in the air to look for game like deer, rabbits or wild birds. When his bird flew to the ground, Genghis would follow it and shoot the wild game with his arrows. It was his favorite hobby.
This particular day, game was hard to find. Toward evening, Genghis sent all the men home and decided to go another way by himself. He even let his hawk go, thinking it would fly home as well. He became thirsty so he stopped by some rocks where he noticed water was dripping. He took a cup from his pack and filled it slowly. When he put it to his mouth, he was surprised for his hawk came
and spilled (使溅出) all the water in his cup.
He thought this was very unusual so he filled the cup again. The hawk rushed down and knocked the cup free from his hand. Genghis was now thirsty and angry. As he filled the cup a fourth time, he drew his sword to stop the bird interrupting him. As the bird flew down, Genghis killed it
but his cup fell deep into the rocks in the scuffle (扭打).
He decided to crawl up the rock of the mountain to find the source of the water. He found a pool and noticed a huge poisonous snake was dead in the water.
He realized the hawk had saved his
life. His anger had caused him to kill his favorite bird. In his despair (绝望), he promised to make
sure of everything before he would become angry again.
29. When the hawk tried to stop Genghis, he thought his hawk was trying to .
A. save him
B. bother him
C. help him
D. comfort him
30. Which of the following is not TRUE according to the passage?
A. Genghis Kahn took up many countries because he was a brave and
great leader. B. The hawk devoted its life in order to save Genghis
Kahn from being poisoned. C. The snake was dead because it drank
the water of the pool in the mountain.
D. Genghis Kahn was so thirsty that he decided to look for the source of the
water.
31. What conclusion can we draw from the passage?
A. One sho uld never act while thinking.
B. One had better not act
before thinking. C. One must act when thinking. D. One would act
without thinking.
D
A newly-published study has shown that loneliness can spread from one person to another, like a disease.
Researchers used information from the Framingham Study, which began in 1948. The
Framingham Study gathers information about physical and mental( 心理的 ) health, personal behavior and diet. At first, the study involved about 5,000 people in the American state of Massachusetts. Now, more than 12,000 persons are taking part.
Information from the Framingham Study showed earlier that happiness can spread from person to person. So can behaviors like littering and the ability to stop smoking.
University of Chicago psychologist (心理学家) John Cacioppo led the recent study. He and
other researchers tried to show how often people felt lonely. They found t hat the feeling of loneliness spread through social groups.
Having a social connection with a lonely person increased the chances that another person would feel lonely. In fact, a friend of a lonely person was 52% more likely to develop feelings of loneliness. A friend of that person was 25% more likely. The researchers say this shows that a person could indirectly be affected by someone’s loneliness.
The effect was strongest among friends. Neighbors were the second most affected group. The effect was weaker on husbands and wives, and brothers and sisters. The researchers also found that loneliness spread more easily among women than men.
The New York Times newspaper reports that, on average, people experience feelings of loneliness about 48 days a year. It also found that every additional friend can decrease loneliness by about five percent, or two and a half fewer lonely days.
Loneliness has been something to do with health problems like sadness and sleeping difficulties. The researchers believe that knowing the causes of loneliness could help in reducing it.
The study suggests that people can take steps to stop the spread of loneliness. They can do this by helping individuals they know who may be experiencing loneliness. The result can be helpful to the whole social group.
32. What is true about the Framingham
Study?
A. It involves more than 12,000 participants.
B. It was only carried out in
1948.
C. It was led by John Cacioppo.
D. It showed that any behavior could spread.
33. From the passage, we can learn
that .
A. the habit of littering doesn’t spread
B. a lonely person won’t have friends
C. everyone may be affected by other s’ loneliness
D. lonely people don’t know the cause of their loneliness
34. Which statement about the spread of
loneliness is true?
A. The spreading effect was the second strongest
among friends. B. Women are more likely to be
affected than men.
C. No spreading effect was found on husbands
and wives. D. Brothers are more easily affected
than neighbors.
35. If you make 10 more friends in a year, the days of your feeling loneliness
will be reduced by A. 48 days B. 20 days
C. 25 days
D. 15 days
第二节(共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Getting your children to study can be a little like getting them to eat their vegetables.
36 . Make a study time and have it at the same time every day. This
will help your kids to learn to schedule their day and will give them a sense of
control over how they spend their time.
Allow them to study in blocks of time, such as for half an hour with a five
minute break in the middle. 37 . Ideal study times are after dinner or
right after school before dinner.
Never allow your children to study in front of the television, as that will
encourage passive activity. 38 .
You’l l also need to help your kids find the right place to study. After
you’ve set up a good study
time for little learners, set up a good place where they can get those creative juices flowing.
39 . Make sure there is a table or a desk and a comfortable chair.
40 .This includes helping them out with their homework sometimes
and being there for them with the answers to any questions. The input you give
your children during study periods will help form a bond and help make studying
enjoyable.
A. Hold them to the schedule they create for
themselves. B. Pick a place where your
children can study properly.
C. Instead, use TV as a treat or a reward when the homework
is completed. D. Finally, spend time with your kids when
they're studying.
E. Keep the atmosphere light and offer lots of encouragement, too.
F. One of the best ways to form good study habits for your kids is to design
a schedule that they keep to.
G. Try to stop this bad habit by offering some sort of reward.
第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）
第一节完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D），选出可以填入空白处的
最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Besides electricity, a lion fears water the most, and a 41 with
thunder and lightning brings both. For that reason, I always have a written
agreement that frees me from 42 when it's raining.
For two days it was raining without stopping. On the 43 night, it wasn't raining at all. I
gave the sign to the announcer, and the band began playing my music.
The animals went through their tricks, but they were far from being 44 about the wetness. And so we came to the head-in-mouth 45 . When I
pulled Leo's mouth open raising his
face and nose to the 46 . I noti ced that the muscles of his jaws were tense. Then, as I put my head in, a heavy rain began pouring down. I 47
Leo become tense all over.
My head was in now. I counted to 48 and then gave him the tap-on-
jaw sign to let me go. But this time 49 happened.
I tapped again on his jaw. Leo's mouth was like a steel trap. I 50 gunfire men trying to get Leo's attention. But already, with my face buried in
the back of his mouth, I was finding it hard to breathe. I knew what had happened: with the rain 51 on his face, Leo had 52 me. I heard the gunfire again.
I awoke with an oxygen mask 53 my face, and a doctor was working
over me." You're
54 ," said the doctor, "as soon as you went faint (晕倒), the lion 55 you. For nearly three minutes you had no heartbeat!"
By then it had stopped raining. I called Leo back and 56 his jaw.
"Don't be a fool!" said the doctor. 57 I put my head in and counted to
ten. Then I gave Leo the tap on the jaw --and he obeyed immediately.
Yet, when I tried the trick again in the next performance, Leo
58 . I believed he was
unwilling to 59 me a second time. I 60 did the trick again.
41. A. snow B. wind C. cloud D.
rainstorm
42. A. training B. performing C. playing D. singing
43. A. first B. second C. third D. fourth
44. A. happy B. sad C. s orry D. anxious
45. A. joke B. trick C. play D. game
46. A. sky B. earth C. cage D. ceiling
47. A. heard B. saw C. felt D. thought
48. A. three B. five C. eight D. ten
49. A. something B. anything C. nothing D.
everything
50. A. noticed B. found C. made D. heard
51. A. hitting B. striking C. beating D. patting
52. A. forgotten B. frightened C. bitten D. killed
53. A. in B. beside C. below D. o ver
54. A. foolish B. crazy C. safe D. lucky
55. A. kept B. dropped C. fell D. bit
56. A. opened B. checked C. moved D. examined
57. A. And B. So C. But D. Or
58. A. obeyed B. refused C. agreed D.
regretted
59. A. hurt B. kill C. damage D. frighten
60. A. ever B. never C. often D. even
第II 卷
第二节短文填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的词或括号内单词的正确形式。

My name is Will Wheaton and I am a nerd(怪人). It’s awesome to be 61 nerd. When I was a little boy, people really teased me about that and 62 (make) me feel like there was something wrong with me for loving strange things.
Now that I’m an adult, I’m a 63 (profession) nerd,
and the world has changed. I think we have realized that 64 (be) a nerd is
not about what you love 65 about how you love.
So there’s going to be a thing in your life that you love. I don’t know 66 it’s going to be. It might be sports or science or reading or telling stories—it doesn’t matter what it is. Some of us love Game of Thrones, while
others love S tar Wars. But we all love those things so much that we travel 67 (thousand) of miles—which is 68 (probable) easy for you, but
we’r e still using fossil fuels, so it’s difficult—to be around people who love
the things that we love in the way that we love them. That’s why being a nerd is awesome.
I want you to work hard because everything worth 69 (do) is hard.
I want you to be awesome, and I will do my very best to leave you a planet that you can still live 70 .
第四部分写作(共三节，满分 45 分)
第一节单词拼写（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）
71. The doctor gave the prescription after studying the patient's s .
72. You need p from the World Wide Web before you can access information.
73. Helen spoke English with f and got the first prize at the speech contest.
74. With his c fixed on computer games, he found it hard to follow the teacher
in class.
75. Frank put the medicine in the top drawer to make sure it would not be a_
to the kids.
76. As the (谚语) goes, where there is a will, there is a way.
77. We’d better drink _(煮沸的) water, or we’l l be sick.
78. He was glad to be made head of the English (系)
79. In today's fast-paced society (焦虑) has become a mental state shared by people.
80. The systems of insurance (失业) will help us to pick up after losing jobs to some degree.
第二节短文改错（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

文中共有10 处语言错误，每句中最多有
两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词
下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均限一词。

2.只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分。

The Internet, consisted of millions of pages of data, is the biggest source of informations. In
1969, a new-developed way for computers to talk was introduced by DARPA. Then in 1984, NSF started the NSFNET, which became known for the Inter-Network. Invented
in 1991 by a English scientist, Tim Berners-Lee, the World Wide Web is a computer network that allow computer users to access information. While work in Switzerland, Tim Berners-Lee came up with the idea of the World Wide Web. He made that possible for everyone to use the Internet. Within five years, a number of Internet users rose from 600,000 to 40 million. At the moment, about 80 percent
of web traffic are in English.
第三节书面表达（满分 25 分）假如你是李华，当今网络已经把世界变成了真正的“全球村”，请你给某报社写一封信，就网络在日常生活及教育方面的利弊谈谈你的看法。

注意：1. 词数 100 左右；
2. 信的开头已给出，不计入总词数；
3. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
Dear Sir/Madam,
The availability and accessibility to information via the Internet has trans formed the world into a global village. However, I’m writing to share my opinions on the merits and demerits of the Internet.
Yours, Li H ua
成都石室中学高2020 届高一上半期考试
英语试题答案
1-5. CCBCB 21-24 BCDA 6-10. BCBAC
25-28 DBDB
11-15. BACCA
29-31 BCB
16-20. BBCBC
32-35 ACBC
36-40 FACBD
41—45 DBCAB 46—50 ACDCD 51—55 CADDB 56—60 ACBAB 短文填空
61. a 65. but 69. doing 62. made
66. what
70. on
63.
professional
67. thousands
64. being
68.
probably
单词填空
71. symptoms/symptom
72. permission
73. fluency
74. concentration
75. available/accessible
76. proverb
77. boiled
78. department
79. anxiety
80. unemployment
短文改错：
1. consisted 改为 consisting
2. informations 改为information
3. new-developed 改为
newly-developed 4. for 改为 as 5. a 改为 an 6. allow 改为 allows
7. work 改为 working 8. that 改为 it 9.a 改为 the 10. are 改为 is
书面表达：(Possible
version) Dear Sir/Madam,
The availability and accessibility to information via the Internet has transformed the world into a global village. However, I’m writing to share my opinions on the merits and demerits of the Internet.
The wide and almost instant availability of information over the Internet allows everyone to improve their knowledge and encourages self-learning and self-improvement. As a result, the
Internet is fast becoming a useful way for poorer people with less access to education to better themselves, even if the school system in their district is poor. The Internet also makes communication easy and fast, whether that is via calls, video calls, emails, forums or social media. These wide and varied lines of communication allow people from all over the world to connect with one another, and the prevalence of social media allows people to share what is important to them.
Despite all the benefits the Internet offers, there are downsides. Internet access can promote inactivity and a lack of physical fitness, and increase the amount of passive entertainment consumption. Besides, social networks have led to antisocial behaviors as people get addicted to platforms such as Facebook and decrease in-person interactions as a result. Internet access on smartphones and other devices also offers students greater potential to distract themselves from classwork. Outside of the classroom, online distractions can make it more difficult for students to complete homework.
Yours, Li Hua。